| Characteristics | Total | Less than 10 employees | 10-24 employees | 25-99 employees | 100-999 employees | 1000 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8.9% | 18.1% | 13.7% | 9.3% | 3.2% | 0.9% | 15.9% | 2.3% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 11.4% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.7% * | 3.8% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 11.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.6% | 3.0% * |
| Construction | 13.1% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.7% | 5.3% * |
| Utilities and transp. | 6.0% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.7% * | 0.5% * |
| Wholesale trade | 10.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.7% | 1.2% * |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 7.8% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 19.1% | 2.5% |
| Retail trade | 5.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.6% | 0.9% |
| Professional services | 10.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.3% | 4.0% |
| Other services | 8.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.9% | 2.2% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 8.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.8% | 1.9% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 9.5% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.6% | 2.4% |
| Nonprofit | 9.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.9% | 5.5% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 13.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 14.2% | 9.0% * |
| 5-9 years | 11.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.8% | 4.4% |
| 10-19 years | 14.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18.0% | 4.9% |
| 20 or more years | 6.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.2% | 1.9% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 2.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.7% | 1.7% |
| 1 location only | 15.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.1% | 8.4% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 7.0% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12.0% | 2.9% * |
| 25-49 % | 8.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 17.8% | 2.9% |
| 50-74 % | 8.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.9% | 1.6% |
| 75% or more | 9.2% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.1% | 2.3% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 9.4% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15.9% | 2.5% |
| Has union employees | 3.6% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.8% | 1.4% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 5.3% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 13.9% | 1.7% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 9.7% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 16.2% | 2.6% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.
| Characteristics | Total | Less than 10 employees | 10-24 employees | 25-99 employees | 100-999 employees | 1000 or more employees | Less than 50 employees | 50 or more employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 0.43% | 1.29% | 1.23% | 0.75% | 0.44% | 0.17% | 0.86% | 0.20% |
| Industry group ** | ||||||||
| Agric., fish., forest. | 4.98% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6.46% * | 2.66% * |
| Mining and manufacturing | 2.22% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.54% | 0.95% * |
| Construction | 2.12% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.53% | 1.71% * |
| Utilities and transp. | 1.83% * | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.52% * | 0.27% * |
| Wholesale trade | 2.20% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.81% | 0.42% * |
| Fin. svs. and real estate | 1.10% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.05% | 0.59% |
| Retail trade | 0.91% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.06% | 0.22% |
| Professional services | 0.90% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.53% | 0.55% |
| Other services | 0.84% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.56% | 0.44% |
| Ownership | ||||||||
| For profit, incorporated | 0.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.05% | 0.22% |
| For profit, unincorporated | 1.21% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.98% | 0.56% |
| Nonprofit | 1.12% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.08% | 0.86% |
| Age of firm | ||||||||
| Less than 5 years | 1.98% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.18% | 2.87% * |
| 5-9 years | 1.68% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.05% | 1.29% |
| 10-19 years | 1.43% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.89% | 0.92% |
| 20 or more years | 0.45% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1.22% | 0.21% |
| Multi/single status | ||||||||
| 2 or more locations | 0.31% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.91% | 0.20% |
| 1 location only | 0.82% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.90% | 0.98% |
| Percent full-time employees | ||||||||
| Less than 25% | 1.45% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.00% | 0.95% * |
| 25-49 % | 1.31% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3.14% | 0.66% |
| 50-74 % | 1.29% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.59% | 0.45% |
| 75% or more | 0.52% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.99% | 0.25% |
| Union presence | ||||||||
| No union employees | 0.47% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.87% | 0.23% |
| Has union employees | 0.76% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4.59% | 0.31% |
| Percent low-wage employees | ||||||||
| 50% or more low-wage | 0.78% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2.41% | 0.33% |
| Less than 50% low-wage | 0.51% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0.92% | 0.25% |
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends. 2017 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey-Insurance Component.
Note: Definitions and descriptions of the methods used for this survey can be found in the Technical Appendix.
* Figure does not meet standard of reliability or precision.
-- Data suppressed due to high standard errors or few reported values in cell.
** Definitions of industry groups and low-wage employees changed in 2000. These data are not comparable to IC data prior to 2000. See Technical Appendix.